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2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）
英语笔试
第I 卷
注意事项：
1．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用 橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
2．本卷共55小题，共95分。
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共巧小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例：We feel_____our duty to make our country a better place.
A ．it B．this C．that D．one
答案是A 。
1．Give me a chance，_____I’11 give you a wonderful surprise．
A ．if B．orC ．and D．while
2．—OK ， I’11 fix your computer right now.
—Oh ，take your time．_____．
A ．I can't stand it B．I'm in no hurrv
C ．That's a great idea D．It's not my cup of tea
3．Wind is now the world's fastest growing_____of power.
A ．source B．sense C．result D．root
4．_____you start eating in a healthier way，weight control will become much easier．
A ．Unless B．Although C．Before D．Once
5．Anxiously ，she took the dress out of the package and tried it on，only_____it didn't fit．
A ．to find B．found C．finding D．having found
6．_____the school， the village has a clinic，which was also built with governmentsupport
A ．In reply to B．In addition to C．In charge of D．In place of
7．Clearly and thoughtfully_____，the book inspires confidence in students who wish toseek their own answers．
A ．writing B．to write C．written D．being written
8．Life is like _____ocean: Only _____strong-willed can reach the other shore．
A ．an ；the B．the ；a C．the ；／D ．／；a
9．My parents always_____great importance to my getting a good education．
A ．have B．attach C．accept D．pay
10．—How long have you been learning English?
—About four months.
_____！Your English is so good.
A ．You can't be serious B．You got it
C ．I couldn't agree more D．I'm stuck
11．We won't start the work until all the preparations_____．
A ．are being made B．will be made C．have been made D．had been made
12．English is a language shared by several diverse cultures，_____uses it differently．
A ．all of which B．each of which C．all of them D．each of them
13．The two countries are going to meet to_____some barriers to trade between them.
A ．makeup B．use up C．turn down D．breakdown
14．I think_____impresses me about his painting is the colours heuses．
A ．what B．that C．which D．who
15．_____the morning train，he would not have been late for the meeting．
A ．Did he catch B．Should he catch C．Has he caught D．Had he caught
第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One night，when I was eight，my mother gently asked me a question I would neverforget. "Sweetie ，（跳级），your friends. Would you say yes to yourteacher?" She gave me a hug and asked me to think the first time，For almost fouryears ，mymotherwouldcall us from Brazilevery day.Every eveningI’d，however ，．
During my fourth-grade Christmas break，we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at herlarge ，decisions ，she used to tell me，youwouldn'tknow whether you made the right choice，but you could always make the bestout of the situation，Back home，，I could，
Rio all by herself，I ，too ，．I learnt how to takecare of myself and set high ． 16．A ．attract B．promote C．surprise D．praise
17．A ．little B．much C．well D．wrong
18．A ．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive
19．A ．explaining B．sleeping C．wondering D．regretting
20．A ．poor B．timely C．final D．tough
21．A ．eagerly B．politely C．nervously D．curiously
22．A ．patience B．presence C．intelligence D．influence
23．A ．comfortable B．expensiveC ．empty D．modern
24．A ．interested in B．aware of C．doubtful about D．satisfied with
25．A ．when B．where C．which D．that
26．A ．abandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing
27．A ．Depending on B．Supplied with C．Faced with D．Insisting on
28．A ．different B．friendly C．positive D．general
29．A ．criticized B．informed C．warned D．reminded
30．A ．managed B．offered C．attempted D．expected
31．A ．grateful B．energeticC ．independent D．practical
32．A ．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals
33．A ．question B．experience C．history D．occasion
34．A ．payoff B．come back C．run out D．turn up
35．A ．blessing B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A Guide to the University
Food
The TWU Cafeteria is open 7 am to 8 pm．It serves snacks（小吃），drinks ，ice cream barsand meals ．You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your IDcards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria， you can use thetables to eat your lunch，to have meetings and to study.
If you are on campus in the evening or late at night，you can buy snacks，fast food，anddrinks
in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Douglas Centre. This area isoften used for entertainment such as concerts，games or TV watching.
Relaxation
The Globe ，located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall ，is available for relaxing ，studying,cooking,andeating.Monthly activities are held here for allinternationalstudents. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm，closed on Sundays．
Health
Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall ，the Wellness Centre is committed to physical ，emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions orneedimmediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in yourmedical insurance ．Hours are Monday to Friday，9 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
Academic Support
All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here ，qualified volunteers will work with you on written work ，grammar ，vocabulary ，and otheracademic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door:two 30-minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free
Transportation
The TWU Express is a shuttle（班车）service.The shuttle transports students betweencampus and the shopping centre，leaving from the Mattson Centre．Operation hours arebetween 9 am and 3 pm，Saturdays only. Round trip fare is＄1．
36．What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?
A ．Do homework and watch TV
B ．Buy drinks and enjoy concerts．
C ．Have meals and meet with friends.
D ．Add money to your ID and play chess.
37．Where and when can you cook your own food?
A ．The Globe，Friday.
B ．The Lower Cafe，Sunday.
C ．The TWU Cafeteria，Friday.
D ．The McMillan Hall，Sunday.
38．The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre＿.
A ．is open six days a week
B ．offers services free of charge
C ．trains students in medical care
D ．gives advice on mental health
39．How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?
A ．By applying online.
B ．By calling the centre.
C ．By filling in a sign-up form.
D ．By going to the centre directly.
40 ．What is the function of TWU Express?
A ．To carry students to the lecture halls.
B ．To provide students with campus tours
C ．To take students to the Mattson Centre．
D ．To transport students to and from the stores．
B
A world-famous Canadian author ，Margaret Atwood ，has created the world's firstlong-distance signing device（装置），the LongPen.
After many tiring book-signing tours from city to city，Atwood thought there must bea better way to do them. She hired some technical experts and started her own company in2004. Together they designed the LongPen. Here's how it works ：The author writes apersonal message and signature on a computer tablet（手写板）using a special pen. On thereceiving end，in another city，a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the book. Theauthor and fan can talk with each other via webcams（网络摄像机）and computer screens.
Work on the LongPen began in Atwood's basement（地下室）．At first，they had noidea it would be as hard as it turned out to be．The device went through several versions，including one that actually had smoke coming out of it. The inventing finally completed，test runs were made in Ottawa，and the LongPen was officially launched at the 2006London Book Fair. From here ，Atwood conducted two transatlantic book signings of herlatest book for fans in Toronto and New York City.
The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movementof the author in real time. It has several other potential applications ．It could increase creditcard security and allow people to sign contracts from another province．The videoexchange between signer and receiver can be recorded on DVD for proof when legaldocuments are used.
“It's really fun ，”said the owrrer of a bookstore ，who was present for one of the testruns ．“Obviously you can't shake hands with the author ，but there are chances for aconnection that you don't get from a regular book signing.”
The response to the invention hasn't been all favorable ．Atwood has received
criticismfrom authors who think she's trying to end book tours. But she said ，“It will be possible togo to places that you never got sent to before because the publishers couldn't afford it. ”
41．Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen?
A ．To set up her own company.
B ．To win herself greater popularity.
C ．To write her books in a new way.
D ．To make book signings less tiring．
42．How does the LongPen work?
A ．It copies the author's signature and prints it on a book.
B ．It signs a book while receiving the author's signature.
C ．The webcam sends the author's signature to another city.
D ．The fan uses it to copy the author's signature himself.
43．What do we know about the invention of the LongPen?
A ．It has been completed but not put into use.
B ．The basement caught fire by accident.
C ．Some versions failed before its test run.
D ．The designers were well-prepared for the difficulty.
44．How could the LongPen be used in the future?
A ．To draft legal documents．
B ．To improve credit card security.
C ．To keep a record of the author's ideas.
D ．To allow author and fan to exchange videos.
45．What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5 and 6?
A ．Atwood doesn't mean to end book tours．
B ．Critics think the LongPen is of little use.
C ．Bookstore owners don't support the LongPen.
D ．Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost.
C
“Dad ，”I say one day，“let's take a trip. Why don't youfly out and meet me?”
My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day，his thoughts ，his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower，I screamed under afreezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch，I rowed aboat across Lake of the Ozarks.
My father sees me drifting aimlessly，nothing to show for my 33 years but a passportfull of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down，but now I want him to find an adventure.
He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later inRapid City.
“What's our first stop?” asks my father.
“What time is it?”
“Still don't have a watch?”
Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidentscarved in granite（花岗岩），his mouth and eyes open slowly，like those of a little boy.
“Unbelievable ，” he says．“How was this done?”
A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years tothe sculpture and then left the final touches to his son.
We stare up and I ask myself，Would I ever devote my life to anything?
No directions，no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father's voice．Now Ihear them in my own.
The next day we're at Yellowstone National Park，where we have a picnic．
“Did you ever travel with your dad?”I ask.
“Only once，”he says.“I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other-butnever said it. Whatever he could give me，he gave.”
In Glacier National Park, my father says,“I've never seen water so blue．”I have,inseveral places of the world. I can keep traveling，I realize-and maybe a regular job won'tbe as dull as I feared.
Weeks after our trip，I call my father.
“The photos from the trip are wonderful,”he says. “We ’ve got to take another trip likethat sometime ．”
I tell him I've decided to settle down，and I’m wearing a watch.
46．We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father＿．
A ．followed the fashion
B ．got bored with his job
C ．was unhappy with the author's lifestyle
D ．liked the author's collection of stamps
47．What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?
A ．His father is interested in sculpture.
B ．His father is as innocent as a little boy.
C ．He should learn sculpture in the future.
D ．He should pursue a specific aim in life．
48 ．From the underlined paragraph， we can see that the author＿．
A ．wants his children to learn from their grandfather
B ．comes to understand what parental love means
C ．learns how to communicate with his father
D ．hopes to give whatever he can to his father
49．What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?
A ．The call solves their disagreements．
B ．The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.
C ．They decide to learn photography together.
D ．They begin to change their attitudes to life.
50．What could be the best title for the passage?
A ．Love Nature， Love Life
B ．A Son Lost in Adventure
C ．A Journey with Dad
D ．The Art of Travel
D
People aren't walking any more—if they can figure out a way to avoid it.
Ifelt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mailasmall parcel.The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn't in any hurry， either. Ihad merely become one more victim of a national sickness：motorosis ．
It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune （免疫的），for I was bred in thetradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time ，we regarded 25 miles as agood day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength andskill.Itdid not occur to us that walking was a hardship.And the effectwas lasting.When I was 45 years old I raced—and beat—a teenage football player the 168 steps up theStatue of Liberty.
Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart.But a well-known British physician，Sir Adolphe Abrahams，pointed out recently thathearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely tohave illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form ofexercise—the most familiar and
natural of all.
It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The manwalking can learn the trees,flowers，insects ，birds and animals，the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.
The car is a convenient means of transport ，but we have made it our way of life ．Manypeople don't dare to approach Nature any more；to them the world they were born to enjoyis all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much oftheir thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light. And none but the man on footcan evaluate what is basic and everlasting.
51．What is the national sickness?
A ．Walking too much.
B ．Traveling too much.
C ．Driving cars too much.
D ．Climbing stairs too much.
52．What was life like when the author was young?
A ．People usually went around on foot.
B ．People often walked 25 miles a day.
C ．People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.
D ．People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.
53．The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that＿＿＿.
A ．middle-aged people like getting back to nature
B ．walking in nature helps enrich one's mind
C ．people need regular exercise to keep fit
D ．going on foot prevents heart disease
54．What is compared to“a steel river” in Paragraph 6?
A ．A queue of cars.
B ．A ray of traffic light.
C ．A flash of lightning.
D ．A stream of people．
55．What is the author's intention of writing this passage?
A ．To tell， people to reflect more on life.
B ．To recommend people to give up driving.
C ．To advise people to do outdoor activities.
D ．To encourage people to return to walking.
第Ⅱ卷
注意事项：
1．用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。
2．本卷共6小题，共35分。
第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Last December ，Doris Low turned 90．Once a week she still drives to the CanadianNational Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in Toronto ，where she helps transform literature into braille（盲文）to bring the power of story and knowledge to the hearts and minds ofblind readers. She has been volunteering her time and talents to such enterprises for morethan 40 years．
After working in the business world for a while，Low got fed up. So she turned toteaching at a technical school and later moved into the library.
Low's mother liked reading.As her eyes began to fail,Low read to her. Then “hearingan advertisement encouraging people to learn braille，I decided to give it a try.”In 1973，she was certified as a braille transcriber（转译者）and began transcribing books as avolunteer for the CNIB library. —she could get to the end of a page，make a mistake on the lastline，and have to do the whole thing again. For a number of years，Low also worked in theCNIB sound studio reading books onto tape．Three years ago，she took up proofreading（校对）at the CNIB's word factory.
In April ，uring Volunteer Week ，he CNIB recognized Low for her greatcontributions ．Thanks to volunteers like Low ，the CNIB library has got more than 80,000accessible materials for people unable to read traditional print. “I can't imagine how manyreaders of all ages have benefited from Doris’contribution as a skilled volunteer throughher rich voice and her high degree of accuracy in the hundreds of books she has brailledand proofread over the years-and she is still doing so，” said a CNIB official．
"For me，" said Low，"the CNIB is more than just a place to volunteer. Three thingsmatter most in my life：a little play，a little work，a little love. I've found them all here.”
56．What does Low still do at the age of 90 at the CNIB? (no more than 10 words)
57．Why did Low learn braille? (no more than 15 words)
58．What does the underlined word "strenuous" most probably mean?（1 word)
59．What are Low's contributions to the CNIB? (no more than 15 words)
60．What do you think of Low? Give your reasons．(no more than 20 words)
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61．假设你是晨光中学高二（1）班的班长李津，得知美国学生Chris 作为交换生，下学期将到你班学习。请你根据以下提示，给他写封邮件：
（1）表示欢迎；
（2）介绍与本地生活相关的信息（如气候、饮食等）；
（3）介绍本班情况；
（4）希望Chris 做哪些事情，以增进中美学生间的了解和友谊。
注意：
（1）请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）词数不少于100；开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：
交换生exchange student
Dear Chris，
I ’m Li Jin， monitor of Class One，Grade Eleven.
此处不能答题
Yours ，Li Jin
绝密★启用前
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）
英语笔试参考答案
第I 卷
第一、二部分（Key to 1--55）
1．C 2．B 3．A 4．D 5．A 6．B 7．C 8．A 9．B 10．A
11．C 12．B 13．D 14．A 15．D 16．B 17．C 18．A 19．C 20．D
21．A 22．B 23．C 24．B 25．D 26．B 27．C 28．C 29．D 30．A
31．C 32．D 33．B 34．A 35．A 36．C 37．A 38．D 39．C 40．D
41．D 42．B 43．C 44．B 45．A 46．C 47．D 48．B 49．D 50．C
51．C 52．A 53．B 54．A 55．D
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分
第一节
Some possible answers
56．She helps transform literature into braille (for blind readers/the blind).
57．(Because) her mother's eyes began to fail and she heard an/the advertisement.
58．Difficult/Hard/Tiring/Tough.
59．She has brailled and proofread hundreds of books，and read books onto tape.
60．Low is kind and helpful because she has devoted much time to transcribing books
intobraille as a volunteer.
Or: Low is a kind-hearted lady with a positive attitude toward life because she takesdelight in helping others.
绝密★启用前
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）
英语笔试
第I 卷
注意事项：
1．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用 橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
2．本卷共55小题，共95分。
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共巧小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例：We feel_____our duty to make our country a better place.
A ．it B．this C．that D．one
答案是A 。
1．Give me a chance，_____I’11 give you a wonderful surprise．
A ．if B．orC ．and D．while
2．—OK ， I’11 fix your computer right now.
—Oh ，take your time．_____．
A ．I can't stand it B．I'm in no hurrv
C ．That's a great idea D．It's not my cup of tea
3．Wind is now the world's fastest growing_____of power.
A ．source B．sense C．result D．root
4．_____you start eating in a healthier way，weight control will become much easier．
A ．Unless B．Although C．Before D．Once
5．Anxiously ，she took the dress out of the package and tried it on，only_____it didn't fit．
A ．to find B．found C．finding D．having found
6．_____the school， the village has a clinic，which was also built with governmentsupport
A ．In reply to B．In addition to C．In charge of D．In place of
7．Clearly and thoughtfully_____，the book inspires confidence in students who wish toseek their own answers．
A ．writing B．to write C．written D．being written
8．Life is like _____ocean: Only _____strong-willed can reach the other shore．
A ．an ；the B．the ；a C．the ；／D ．／；a
9．My parents always_____great importance to my getting a good education．
A ．have B．attach C．accept D．pay
10．—How long have you been learning English?
—About four months.
_____！Your English is so good.
A ．You can't be serious B．You got it
C ．I couldn't agree more D．I'm stuck
11．We won't start the work until all the preparations_____．
A ．are being made B．will be made C．have been made D．had been made
12．English is a language shared by several diverse cultures，_____uses it differently．
A ．all of which B．each of which C．all of them D．each of them
13．The two countries are going to meet to_____some barriers to trade between them.
A ．makeup B．use up C．turn down D．breakdown
14．I think_____impresses me about his painting is the colours heuses．
A ．what B．that C．which D．who
15．_____the morning train，he would not have been late for the meeting．
A ．Did he catch B．Should he catch C．Has he caught D．Had he caught
第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One night，when I was eight，my mother gently asked me a question I would neverforget. "Sweetie ，（跳级），your friends. Would you say yes to yourteacher?" She gave me a hug and asked me to think the first time，For almost fouryears ，mymotherwouldcall us from Brazilevery day.Every eveningI’d，however ，．
During my fourth-grade Christmas break，we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at herlarge ，decisions ，she used to tell me，youwouldn'tknow whether you made the right choice，but you could always make the bestout of the situation，Back home，，I could，
Rio all by herself，I ，too ，．I learnt how to takecare of myself and set high ． 16．A ．attract B．promote C．surprise D．praise
17．A ．little B．much C．well D．wrong
18．A ．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive
19．A ．explaining B．sleeping C．wondering D．regretting
20．A ．poor B．timely C．final D．tough
21．A ．eagerly B．politely C．nervously D．curiously
22．A ．patience B．presence C．intelligence D．influence
23．A ．comfortable B．expensiveC ．empty D．modern
24．A ．interested in B．aware of C．doubtful about D．satisfied with
25．A ．when B．where C．which D．that
26．A ．abandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing
27．A ．Depending on B．Supplied with C．Faced with D．Insisting on
28．A ．different B．friendly C．positive D．general
29．A ．criticized B．informed C．warned D．reminded
30．A ．managed B．offered C．attempted D．expected
31．A ．grateful B．energeticC ．independent D．practical
32．A ．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals
33．A ．question B．experience C．history D．occasion
34．A ．payoff B．come back C．run out D．turn up
35．A ．blessing B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A Guide to the University
Food
The TWU Cafeteria is open 7 am to 8 pm．It serves snacks（小吃），drinks ，ice cream barsand meals ．You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your IDcards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria， you can use thetables to eat your lunch，to have meetings and to study.
If you are on campus in the evening or late at night，you can buy snacks，fast food，anddrinks
in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Douglas Centre. This area isoften used for entertainment such as concerts，games or TV watching.
Relaxation
The Globe ，located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall ，is available for relaxing ，studying,cooking,andeating.Monthly activities are held here for allinternationalstudents. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm，closed on Sundays．
Health
Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall ，the Wellness Centre is committed to physical ，emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions orneedimmediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in yourmedical insurance ．Hours are Monday to Friday，9 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
Academic Support
All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here ，qualified volunteers will work with you on written work ，grammar ，vocabulary ，and otheracademic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door:two 30-minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free
Transportation
The TWU Express is a shuttle（班车）service.The shuttle transports students betweencampus and the shopping centre，leaving from the Mattson Centre．Operation hours arebetween 9 am and 3 pm，Saturdays only. Round trip fare is＄1．
36．What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?
A ．Do homework and watch TV
B ．Buy drinks and enjoy concerts．
C ．Have meals and meet with friends.
D ．Add money to your ID and play chess.
37．Where and when can you cook your own food?
A ．The Globe，Friday.
B ．The Lower Cafe，Sunday.
C ．The TWU Cafeteria，Friday.
D ．The McMillan Hall，Sunday.
38．The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre＿.
A ．is open six days a week
B ．offers services free of charge
C ．trains students in medical care
D ．gives advice on mental health
39．How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?
A ．By applying online.
B ．By calling the centre.
C ．By filling in a sign-up form.
D ．By going to the centre directly.
40 ．What is the function of TWU Express?
A ．To carry students to the lecture halls.
B ．To provide students with campus tours
C ．To take students to the Mattson Centre．
D ．To transport students to and from the stores．
B
A world-famous Canadian author ，Margaret Atwood ，has created the world's firstlong-distance signing device（装置），the LongPen.
After many tiring book-signing tours from city to city，Atwood thought there must bea better way to do them. She hired some technical experts and started her own company in2004. Together they designed the LongPen. Here's how it works ：The author writes apersonal message and signature on a computer tablet（手写板）using a special pen. On thereceiving end，in another city，a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the book. Theauthor and fan can talk with each other via webcams（网络摄像机）and computer screens.
Work on the LongPen began in Atwood's basement（地下室）．At first，they had noidea it would be as hard as it turned out to be．The device went through several versions，including one that actually had smoke coming out of it. The inventing finally completed，test runs were made in Ottawa，and the LongPen was officially launched at the 2006London Book Fair. From here ，Atwood conducted two transatlantic book signings of herlatest book for fans in Toronto and New York City.
The LongPen produces a unique signature each time because it copies the movementof the author in real time. It has several other potential applications ．It could increase creditcard security and allow people to sign contracts from another province．The videoexchange between signer and receiver can be recorded on DVD for proof when legaldocuments are used.
“It's really fun ，”said the owrrer of a bookstore ，who was present for one of the testruns ．“Obviously you can't shake hands with the author ，but there are chances for aconnection that you don't get from a regular book signing.”
The response to the invention hasn't been all favorable ．Atwood has received
criticismfrom authors who think she's trying to end book tours. But she said ，“It will be possible togo to places that you never got sent to before because the publishers couldn't afford it. ”
41．Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen?
A ．To set up her own company.
B ．To win herself greater popularity.
C ．To write her books in a new way.
D ．To make book signings less tiring．
42．How does the LongPen work?
A ．It copies the author's signature and prints it on a book.
B ．It signs a book while receiving the author's signature.
C ．The webcam sends the author's signature to another city.
D ．The fan uses it to copy the author's signature himself.
43．What do we know about the invention of the LongPen?
A ．It has been completed but not put into use.
B ．The basement caught fire by accident.
C ．Some versions failed before its test run.
D ．The designers were well-prepared for the difficulty.
44．How could the LongPen be used in the future?
A ．To draft legal documents．
B ．To improve credit card security.
C ．To keep a record of the author's ideas.
D ．To allow author and fan to exchange videos.
45．What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5 and 6?
A ．Atwood doesn't mean to end book tours．
B ．Critics think the LongPen is of little use.
C ．Bookstore owners don't support the LongPen.
D ．Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost.
C
“Dad ，”I say one day，“let's take a trip. Why don't youfly out and meet me?”
My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day，his thoughts ，his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower，I screamed under afreezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch，I rowed aboat across Lake of the Ozarks.
My father sees me drifting aimlessly，nothing to show for my 33 years but a passportfull of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down，but now I want him to find an adventure.
He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later inRapid City.
“What's our first stop?” asks my father.
“What time is it?”
“Still don't have a watch?”
Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidentscarved in granite（花岗岩），his mouth and eyes open slowly，like those of a little boy.
“Unbelievable ，” he says．“How was this done?”
A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years tothe sculpture and then left the final touches to his son.
We stare up and I ask myself，Would I ever devote my life to anything?
No directions，no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father's voice．Now Ihear them in my own.
The next day we're at Yellowstone National Park，where we have a picnic．
“Did you ever travel with your dad?”I ask.
“Only once，”he says.“I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other-butnever said it. Whatever he could give me，he gave.”
In Glacier National Park, my father says,“I've never seen water so blue．”I have,inseveral places of the world. I can keep traveling，I realize-and maybe a regular job won'tbe as dull as I feared.
Weeks after our trip，I call my father.
“The photos from the trip are wonderful,”he says. “We ’ve got to take another trip likethat sometime ．”
I tell him I've decided to settle down，and I’m wearing a watch.
46．We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father＿．
A ．followed the fashion
B ．got bored with his job
C ．was unhappy with the author's lifestyle
D ．liked the author's collection of stamps
47．What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?
A ．His father is interested in sculpture.
B ．His father is as innocent as a little boy.
C ．He should learn sculpture in the future.
D ．He should pursue a specific aim in life．
48 ．From the underlined paragraph， we can see that the author＿．
A ．wants his children to learn from their grandfather
B ．comes to understand what parental love means
C ．learns how to communicate with his father
D ．hopes to give whatever he can to his father
49．What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?
A ．The call solves their disagreements．
B ．The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.
C ．They decide to learn photography together.
D ．They begin to change their attitudes to life.
50．What could be the best title for the passage?
A ．Love Nature， Love Life
B ．A Son Lost in Adventure
C ．A Journey with Dad
D ．The Art of Travel
D
People aren't walking any more—if they can figure out a way to avoid it.
Ifelt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mailasmall parcel.The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn't in any hurry， either. Ihad merely become one more victim of a national sickness：motorosis ．
It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune （免疫的），for I was bred in thetradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time ，we regarded 25 miles as agood day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength andskill.Itdid not occur to us that walking was a hardship.And the effectwas lasting.When I was 45 years old I raced—and beat—a teenage football player the 168 steps up theStatue of Liberty.
Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart.But a well-known British physician，Sir Adolphe Abrahams，pointed out recently thathearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely tohave illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form ofexercise—the most familiar and
natural of all.
It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The manwalking can learn the trees,flowers，insects ，birds and animals，the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.
The car is a convenient means of transport ，but we have made it our way of life ．Manypeople don't dare to approach Nature any more；to them the world they were born to enjoyis all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much oftheir thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light. And none but the man on footcan evaluate what is basic and everlasting.
51．What is the national sickness?
A ．Walking too much.
B ．Traveling too much.
C ．Driving cars too much.
D ．Climbing stairs too much.
52．What was life like when the author was young?
A ．People usually went around on foot.
B ．People often walked 25 miles a day.
C ．People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.
D ．People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.
53．The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that＿＿＿.
A ．middle-aged people like getting back to nature
B ．walking in nature helps enrich one's mind
C ．people need regular exercise to keep fit
D ．going on foot prevents heart disease
54．What is compared to“a steel river” in Paragraph 6?
A ．A queue of cars.
B ．A ray of traffic light.
C ．A flash of lightning.
D ．A stream of people．
55．What is the author's intention of writing this passage?
A ．To tell， people to reflect more on life.
B ．To recommend people to give up driving.
C ．To advise people to do outdoor activities.
D ．To encourage people to return to walking.
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注意事项：
1．用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。
2．本卷共6小题，共35分。
第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Last December ，Doris Low turned 90．Once a week she still drives to the CanadianNational Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in Toronto ，where she helps transform literature into braille（盲文）to bring the power of story and knowledge to the hearts and minds ofblind readers. She has been volunteering her time and talents to such enterprises for morethan 40 years．
After working in the business world for a while，Low got fed up. So she turned toteaching at a technical school and later moved into the library.
Low's mother liked reading.As her eyes began to fail,Low read to her. Then “hearingan advertisement encouraging people to learn braille，I decided to give it a try.”In 1973，she was certified as a braille transcriber（转译者）and began transcribing books as avolunteer for the CNIB library. —she could get to the end of a page，make a mistake on the lastline，and have to do the whole thing again. For a number of years，Low also worked in theCNIB sound studio reading books onto tape．Three years ago，she took up proofreading（校对）at the CNIB's word factory.
In April ，uring Volunteer Week ，he CNIB recognized Low for her greatcontributions ．Thanks to volunteers like Low ，the CNIB library has got more than 80,000accessible materials for people unable to read traditional print. “I can't imagine how manyreaders of all ages have benefited from Doris’contribution as a skilled volunteer throughher rich voice and her high degree of accuracy in the hundreds of books she has brailledand proofread over the years-and she is still doing so，” said a CNIB official．
"For me，" said Low，"the CNIB is more than just a place to volunteer. Three thingsmatter most in my life：a little play，a little work，a little love. I've found them all here.”
56．What does Low still do at the age of 90 at the CNIB? (no more than 10 words)
57．Why did Low learn braille? (no more than 15 words)
58．What does the underlined word "strenuous" most probably mean?（1 word)
59．What are Low's contributions to the CNIB? (no more than 15 words)
60．What do you think of Low? Give your reasons．(no more than 20 words)
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61．假设你是晨光中学高二（1）班的班长李津，得知美国学生Chris 作为交换生，下学期将到你班学习。请你根据以下提示，给他写封邮件：
（1）表示欢迎；
（2）介绍与本地生活相关的信息（如气候、饮食等）；
（3）介绍本班情况；
（4）希望Chris 做哪些事情，以增进中美学生间的了解和友谊。
注意：
（1）请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）词数不少于100；开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：
交换生exchange student
Dear Chris，
I ’m Li Jin， monitor of Class One，Grade Eleven.
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Yours ，Li Jin
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2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷）
英语笔试参考答案
第I 卷
第一、二部分（Key to 1--55）
1．C 2．B 3．A 4．D 5．A 6．B 7．C 8．A 9．B 10．A
11．C 12．B 13．D 14．A 15．D 16．B 17．C 18．A 19．C 20．D
21．A 22．B 23．C 24．B 25．D 26．B 27．C 28．C 29．D 30．A
31．C 32．D 33．B 34．A 35．A 36．C 37．A 38．D 39．C 40．D
41．D 42．B 43．C 44．B 45．A 46．C 47．D 48．B 49．D 50．C
51．C 52．A 53．B 54．A 55．D
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第三部分
第一节
Some possible answers
56．She helps transform literature into braille (for blind readers/the blind).
57．(Because) her mother's eyes began to fail and she heard an/the advertisement.
58．Difficult/Hard/Tiring/Tough.
59．She has brailled and proofread hundreds of books，and read books onto tape.
60．Low is kind and helpful because she has devoted much time to transcribing books
intobraille as a volunteer.
Or: Low is a kind-hearted lady with a positive attitude toward life because she takesdelight in helping others.